The PPCR recognizes the critical importance of hydro-meteorological and climate services (HCS) in building climate resilience across economic sectors and communities. Approximately $186 million of the PPCR pipeline (17 percent) is allocated to enhancing HCS in all 18 PPCR countries.
Expanding HCS Learning
HCS practitioners from seven PPCR countries -- Haiti, Mozambique, Niger, St. Lucia, Tajikistan, Yemen and Zambia -- attended the Fourth International Conference on Climate Services and a PPCR pre-workshop on "Enhancing User Uptake of Climate Services in PPCR Countries" in Montevideo, Uruguay in December 2014. PPCR participants were able to interact with international experts in the field, share their experiences, and gain training on tailoring climate services to end-user needs. With CIF support, these countries have established a mechanism for sustained engagement, continued learning, and are exploring the potential for South-South learning exchanges as a peer group.
Workshop on Enhancing User Uptake of Climate Services in PPCR Countries
December 9, 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay
Presentations:
Intro by Martin Hall, Communications Officer, Alice Antunes, Analyst, CIF Administrative Unit and Kazi Fateha Ahmed, World Bank PPCR Coordination Team
“Payoffs of a Partnership Model: Experiences from the CSP”, by Cathy Vaughan, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), Climate Services Partnership Secretariat
“Value Chain Approach to Climate Services”, E-Learning Platform on Weather and Climate Services, by Kanta Kumari Rigaud, Lead Adaptation Specialist, World Bank
Uruguay’s Approach: Effective Design and Management of Climate Services, by Mercedes Berterretche and Jorge Marzarolo, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Uruguay
Blogs:
Weathering storms and saving lives through climate services, by Martin Hall
Partnerships are key to strong climate services, by Alice Antunes
Fourth International Conference on Climate Services (ICCS4)
December 10-12, 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay
Presentations: Haiti, Mozambique, Niger, Saint Lucia, Tajikistan, Yemen, Zambia
Additional PPCR Resources on on HCS
PPCR climate services investments in the news in Nepal, Yemen and Zambia
Regional Data Sharing for Caribbean Climate Resilience
Niger Climate Information Platform
Mobile Phone Platform for Disseminating Information to Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
External Resources
Global Framework for Climate Services
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